sweet cucumber pickles

Name: Sweet Cucumber Pickles
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 quart(s) cucumbers; 2 cup(s) vinegar; 3 tablespoon(s) salt; 1 tablespoon(s) mustard seed; 3 cup(s) vinegar; 5 cup(s) sugar; 2 1/4 teaspoon(s) celery seed; 1 teaspoon(s) whole allspice

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Claudia McClaran

Lawton, OK

Updated on Oct 31, 2013

Many years ago, someone in the family collected recipes from descendants of my great grandparents, William M. and Florence E. (Snodgrass) Whaley and had them compiled into a cookbook. I am posting those recipes here so that they will not be lost. This recipe was submitted by Lawanda Patterson.

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Ingredients

4 quarts cucumbers
2 cups vinegar
3 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon mustard seed
3 cups vinegar
5 cups sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons celery seed
1 teaspoon whole allspice

How To Make sweet cucumber pickles

Step 1

Slice unpeeled cucumbers and simmer about 10 minutes with 2 cups vinegar, 3 tablespoons salt and 1 tablespoon mustard seed. Drain off liquid.

Step 2

Meanwhile, boil 3 cups vinegar, 5 cups sugar, celery seed and allspice until sugar dissolves.
Step 3

Put drained cucumbers and mustard seed in sterilized jars.
Step 4

Pour boiling syrup over cucumbers to cover.
Step 5

Makes about 4 to 5 pints and will keep for months in the cabinet.
Step 6

Lawanda noted that this recipe came from Hawaii.
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